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E. DE N10 SCRAPING AND CLEANING IMPLEMENT Original Filed Sept. 11, 1930 Invenlor Zd WJs/VZQ Allorney March 21, 1933.

Patented Mar. 21, 193a I I 1 9025766 r UNETEI.

rssr-A'r-Nr reins EDGAR F woonroan, NEW YORK I I i SCRAIPING AND CLEANING IMII PLEIZEENT Application filed September 11, 1930, Serial No. 481,244. Renewed September v1, 1932 This invention relates to an improved ferred to as a raking linger. This has a lattool or implement which is especially, but erally directed end portion 17 pivotedfas at not necessarily, designed for usein cattle 18 close to the furcation 6, thus allowing arns and aa alagous places, and it has more these furcations, or at least one of the furparticular reference to a device which is eX- cations to function as'a stop shoulder when pressly designed to serve as a' scraper for the finger is in the operating position shown removing crustations and accumulated refin full lines in Figure 1. The fingeris of use matter from stalls and concrete floors. a length to project beyond the scraping I The inventive conception comprehends a edge 15 so as topermit it tofbe, dragged tool of this class which is characterized prialong in grooves in concrete floors and the marily by an appropriate handle and a like for raking accumulated matter from sheet steel blade, of appropriate resiliency the grooves. i I to function as a scraping element aswell When the'finger is not in use, it is swung as a shovel, said implement also embodyupwardly to an out-of-the-way position ing additional accessories to facilitate cleanalongside of the handle in an obvious maning of grooves in concrete ioors, as well as her. It is frictionally held in the latter pocleaning the blade itself of matter deposited sition. Thus the raking finger 16 is-pivoted thereon. II I on one side of thebolt Sand the cleaning In the drawing: arm12 is pivoted on the opposite side. Par- Figure 1 is an clevational view of the comticular novelty is predicated upon the later plete tool constructed in accordance with ally directedend portion 17 which abuts the the present invention. adjacent furcation 6 to utilize said furcation Figure 2 is a longitudinal sectional view. as a stop 'to aid in holding the scraping Figure is a cross section on the line fingers in operating position. I 33 of Figure 1. The method of operation and use ofthis In the drawing, the blade is designated scraping device. together with the advanby the numerals i. This is in the form of tages developed by thepresence of the accesa rectangular sheet of steel of appropriate series 12 and 16 is obvious. Persons skilled I strength. t is suiliciently flexible to faciliin the art to whichthe invention relates will tate scraping and cleaning. This blade is be able to obtain a clear understanding of 3 secured by a bolt 5 at its upper end be,- the construction and advantages by contween the furcations 60f the coupling sidering the description in connection with shank 7. This shank extends into a socket the drawing. Therefore, a more lengthy. 8 in the connector 9. The threaded end of descriptionis regardedas unnecessary. I I I the bolt is provided with a retaining nut Minor changes in shape, size, and rear 10. rangement of features coming within the The element 9 is. formed with a screwfield of inventionclaimed may be resorted threaded socket into which the threaded toin actual practice if desire AI} end of thehandle 11 is screwed. I I claim: I v The numeral 12 designates a cleanlng rod 1. Means for cleaning the blade of a which is pivoted as at 13 to the upperedge scraper implement comprising an arm pivportion of the blade. This rod is formed otally connected to the upper part of the I with a suitable handgrip as at 14: and is of a blade whereby said arm can be swung across length to permit it to .be swung down to the blade to clean one face thereof. I project beyond the scraping edge 15 of the 2. In combination with a scraper impleblade for removing andwiping accumulament including its blade, a bar having-one tions therefrom. v end formed with aright angular extension,

This arm or rod 12 sweeps entirely across the extremity of which is pivoted toione the face of the blade for effective cleansing. face of the blade adjacent the upper .end of The numeral 16 designates what may be rethe blade and a projection on said face of ba-r extending beyond the edge of the blade when the bent end of the arm is in contact with the projection.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature. 7

EDGAR DE N10. 

